Iridium flares

From: George Olshevsky (george.olshevsky@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:54:42 EST

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Sorry, I mailed this from my Dinogeorge address, and it was rejected.
Am remailing from my gmail address. Old habits die hard.

In a message dated 11/8/2005 8:09:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
george.olshevsky@gmail.com writes:

>>Thanks for the info. I'll look  up Iridium satellites online and see
what those antennae and solar panels  look like (if there are pix
available).<<

Here is the website  with the Sky&Telescope account of Iridium flares:

_http://skyandtelescope.com/printable/observing/objects/satellites/article_852
.asp_
(http://skyandtelescope.com/printable/observing/objects/satellites/article_852.asp)

There is a nice picture of an Iridium satellite as well as photos of the
flares in the sky. Not all astronomers find Iridium flares fascinating...!

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